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The Crusades: did Europeans go on crusade to capture the 'holy land'?

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  • Warfare and conflict

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In this unit, pupils develop a deep understanding of the First Crusade's background. They learn how the interplay of events across Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Seljuk Empire led to this significant campaign.

This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of the 11th century mediterranean world that they have developed so far in year 7, and in year 5 units about Islam and Baghdad. These ensure that pupils understand the holistic context to the crusade and are able to comprehend a wide range of causes for the crusade. This unit prepares pupils for later year 7 units that deal with medieval conflict where new examples enrich their understanding of this concept. It also helps to familiarise themselves with various locations that feature in the unit about the Black Death and the Silk Roads.

  1. Background to the Crusades: the Byzantine Empire
  2. Background to the Crusades: the Seljuk Empire
  3. Background to the Crusades: the medieval Western Church
  4. Pope Urban II's call to crusade
  5. The First Crusade
  6. The causes of the First Crusade

  • Pupils know that Islam and Christianity are two important world religions.
  • Pupils know that religion was very important to medieval society.
  • Pupils know that the major Abrahamic religions all lay claim to Jerusalem.

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